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Freedom Riders

Freedom RidersMay 4,1961Washington,D.C.New Orleans,LAstart a nationalmovementchallenge segregationnonviolenceFight JimCrow12 buses; 6 Greyhound & 6Trailwaysintegration was threatening an age-oldtraditionJune 1946 U.S. Supreme Court struck down segregation; South didn't obeylawsBirmingham, ALAnniston, ALMontgomery,ALJackson,MSAtlanta,GARock Hill,SCGreensboro,NCRichmond,VAcelebration of anniversary of Brown vs. Board ofEducationKKKMLK, Jr.JohnLewisRev. FredShuttlesworthCOREJamesFarmerRobertKennedyJFKGov. John PattersonEQUALITYJUSTICEPEACELIBERTYCHANGEGov. RossBarnettMartial LawU.S.Marshals13 FreedomRiderstried to use Whites Only facilitiestremendous violenceSeptember 1961ICC prohibited segregation on buses &trainsDiane NashNashville,TNFisk UniversityMay 14,1961Mob - 200menbus bombedBull ConnerPublic SafetyCommissionerprovided no police protectionDouble click this nodeto edit the textClick and drag this buttonto create a new node